The gleaming white Wrigley Building (410 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company. Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1620 KB)Wrigley Building - Chicago, Illinois USA Photo taken September, 2004 by Simon Willison This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1620 KB)Wrigley Building - Chicago, Illinois USA Photo taken September, 2004 by Simon Willison This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 868 KB) These are images of Downtime Chicago, Illinois that I took in Nov 05, and I dont know much more since I dont live there. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 868 KB) These are images of Downtime Chicago, Illinois that I took in Nov 05, and I dont know much more since I dont live there. ... Chicago, Illinois — officially the City of Chicago and colloquially known as Chicago, the Second City and the Windy City — is the third largest city of the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and is the largest inland city of the nation. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... The Tribune Tower is a Gothic building located at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Wm. ...

When ground was broken for the Wrigley Building in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the Chicago River and the Michigan Avenue Bridge, which spans the river just south of the building was still under construction. The land was selected by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley to headquarter his gum company. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White using the shape of the tower of Seville's cathedral combined with French Renaissance details. The south tower was completed in April 1921 and the north tower in May 1924. Walkways between the towers were added at the ground level and the third floor. In 1931, another walkway was added at the fourteenth floor to connect to offices of a bank in accordance with a Chicago statute concerning bank branch offices. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is a 156 mile (251km) long river flowing through downtown Chicago. ... Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery which is designed to be chewed, not swallowed. ... William Jr. ... The Giralda Tower Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22′ 38″ N 5° 59′ 13″ W). ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a clock with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is 19 feet 7 inches in diameter. The building is glazed in terra-cotta, which provides its gleaming white façade. On occasion, the entire building is hand washed to preserve the terra cotta. At night, the building is brightly lit with floodlights. A clock (from the Latin cloca, bell) is an instrument for measuring time. ... Glazed architectural terra-cotta is a masonry building material popular in the United States from the late 19th century until the 1930s and still one of the most common building materials found in U.S. urban enviroments. ...

The Wrigley Building was Chicago’s first air-conditioned office building. If you walk through the center doors, you will find yourself in a secluded park area overlooking the Chicago River. At the base of the southern tower is a staircase leading down to a boat dock where boat tours of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan originate. Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... Downtown buildings line the Chicago River The Chicago River is a 156 mile (251km) long river flowing through downtown Chicago. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ...

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• History of the Wrigley Building from company website